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TriMet to add 55 Gillig buses in 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. — According to a recent TriMet blog post, the agency is using FTA “State of Good Repair” grant funding and debt service to replace 55 of its oldest buses. Four of the buses will feature hybrid-electric propulsion. For the full story, click here.

Tier One modernizes 300 stops along two of GRTC’s busiest routes with each stop receiving upgrades that include new flags with clearly visible route and bus stop numbers as well as eye-level, easy-to-use printed schedule and map information.

The 8.3-mile route, with a proposed 27 stops, would replace the Capital Area Transportation Authority’s current Route 1 from downtown Lansing to the Meridian Mall. Results from the plan’s environmental assessment study are expected to be shared at a public hearing this fall.